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About Amino Acids

Alanine: It is one of the most significant among the 20 common amino acids. It offers energy to your system. It releases into the blood stream during exercise time and induces carbohydrate-consuming effect to the health system. It promotes enhancement in the area of protein synthesis and nitrogen balance. Arginine: Synthesized normally in the body, arginine is known to be a semi-essential amino acid. Sometimes more is required than normal production. Deficiencies may include poor wound healing, weakness in muscles, hair loss, irritations in skin, and constipation. Asparagine: It is one of the 20 common amino acids. It is needed to maintain homeostatic balance in the nervous system. Amino acid transformation and ammonia synthesis are largely dependent on asparagine. Aspartic Acid: Aspartic acid is one of two acidic amino acids belonging to the group of 20 common amino acids. It promotes enzyme activity, maintenance of solubility in the body, as well as homeostasis i...

Amino Acids

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Amino acids can be called the “building blocks” of protein and are an important part of every human body. There are 20 different amino acids – nine of which are called “essential” and 11 of which are labeled as “non-essential.” The human body needs all 20 of these amino acids, in varying degrees, to be healthy and fully functional. All 20 have distinct chemical structures and are used for different roles – such as forming neurotransmitters, forming hormones and producing energy. But their primary role is to build proteins. Protein is part of every single cell in the human body and is essential to the body’s functioning. Protein helps build and repair tissues like skin and muscle, and it helps produce antibodies and insulin. From only 20 amino acids, the body is able to generate many thousands of unique proteins with different functions. Each one of these proteins contains between 50 and 2000 amino acids, connected in varying sequences. After all of these amino acids are joined...

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Protein cookies

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Nutritional value: per 100g Calories Carbs Protein Fat 153 kcal 12 g 9 g 9g Ingredients: For 1 person 25 g Oatmeal 100 g Protein powder  25 g Peanut butter  30 ml Coconut oil 4 pieces Dates 90 ml Water Preparing the protein cookies:        Mix the oatmeal and protein powder.        Blend the peanut butter, coconut oil, dates and water until you get a smooth mixture.        Add the oatmeal and protein powder to the mixture.        Shape the dough into small balls by hand, then press them flat onto a plate.        Place in the fridge for 60 minutes so the cookie can harden. You can store the cookies in an airtight container for up to a week. Note: The nutritional information refers to a single cookie

The best muscle-building supplement stack

Here are research-backed supplements you should strongly consider on your quest to reach physical perfection. Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs) Another common supplement that weight trainers and bodybuilders turn to are branched-chained amino acids (BCAAs) to improve workout results. Of the 20 amino acids in the body, three are referred to as BCAAs: leucine, isoleucine, and valine. These are the key amino acids that stimulate protein synthesis and help regulate protein metabolism. The body uses BCAAs to help muscles recover. Like a whey protein supplement, BCAAs drive nutrients to the muscle tissue, allowing for improved workout recovery. In the muscle, BCAAs serve as an energy source during exercise, so taking a supplement can help restore the same nutrients lost during intense exercise. This supplement also reduces pain from muscle fatigue and improves metabolic recovery. There is also some measure of proof that BCAAs can help improve endurance by keeping muscles fuel...

The daily calorie intake

The daily calorie intake is also a key point. Its reduction is always working for losing weight if this is your goal. And the opposite, if you want to gain weight, you must increase it. For every man this number is different. In order to know what is yours, we need the following information:          Weight         Age         Height Then we can use the formula given by WHO to calculate our metabolism at rest – it shows how many calories per day we need for proper functioning of our body and its systems without physical activity. Formula for Women (65+ (9.6 x weight in kg) + (1.7 x height in cm) - (4.7 x age)) Formula for Man  (66 + (13.7 x weight in kg) + (5 x height in cm) - 6.8 x age)) The formulas are approximately correct because they do not take into account body structure, percentage of muscle mass and subcutaneous fat, condition of metabolism. EXAMPLE A man at the age 34 ...

Body type eating

Nutrition For An Ectomorph The main goal of an Ectomorph is gaining weight and this task is hard. He usually has a high metabolism, which helps turn foods into energy easily and quickly. If the Ectomorph wants to build muscle, his goal will be to mainly increase his daily carbohydrate intake, as well as a higher caloric intake overall. Recommended macronutrient ratio for an Ectomorph who wants to build muscle : Carbohydrate 50% - Protein 30% - Fat 20% Nutrition For A Mesomorph A mesomorph tends to turn food into muscle really easily, so they need high amount of protein, but a caloric intake less important than an Ectomorph. They can handle a moderate amount of carbs since, but if it becomes too high they will be more likely to store fat compared to an Ectomorph. Recommended macronutrient ratio for an mesomorph who wants to build muscle :  Carbohydrate 40% - Protein 40% - Fat 20% Recommended macronutrient ratio for an mesomorph who wants to lose fat :  ...